Author Archives: PamLivinLovin

There is a peculiarity infested in the acting that comprises David Lynch’s 2001 neo-noir Mulholland Drive. The actors’ performances/personae teeter on the edge of near-parody: their inflections are exaggerated, smiles are zealously widened and not one character is who he/she … Continue reading →

How do individuals grapple with the unfavorable and indefinite passage of time; how does time relate to the unbending, restrictive roles individuals adhere to? Lastly, how do viewers respond to their unwavering desire to have the happy ending within the … Continue reading →

Throughout Fight Club, director David Fincher seriously considers the clashes between two all-encompassing brands: the popular, mainstream cultural influences that marry the individual and the collective; and, the seething, marginalized perversion of these influences that attempt to dissect and ultimately … Continue reading →

There are certain phrases that individuals state with ease: “I have to be by my myself”; “I can’t live with myself”; “I love myself.”   These phrases indicate a clear distinction between the “I” and the “self.” Perhaps, upon uttering … Continue reading →

Coppola Reconstructs the Cinematic Traditions of Characterization, Mise-en-scene and the Relationship Between Lead Actor and Audience in The Godfather: Throughout his masterpiece, The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola manipulates the relationship between his viewers—‘viewers’ is extensively applied here because The Godfather … Continue reading →

In 1942’s Casablanca, Michael Curitz utilizes certain artistic manipulations to construct a romance within the contexts of total war. Presented and represented as both a center for cultural ambiguity and potential liberation, the titular city serves as Curitz’s primary rhetorical … Continue reading →

In his 1936 comedy Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin explores the reality of the American dream amidst the equivocal and seemingly irrevocable presence of capitalism. Chaplin guides his viewers through two mediums of analysis: within the first medium, Chaplin highlights the … Continue reading →

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